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A theme park in Osaka will be taking day-trippers into the Death Note universe with L right alongside to ensure no-one gets themselves killed.

Because he was always so good at that...

Universal Jump Summer marks a collaboration between Weekly Shonen Jump and Universal Studios Japan. Running throughout the summer months of 2016 at the latter's tourist attraction, the event will bring to life major characters from manga and anime.

That includes Death Note detective L, who'll be recruiting rookie investigators (that'll be you) to accompany him through a role-playing, puzzle-solving, live action game entitled Death Note: The Escape. It will be built on the back of other Death Note themed Real Escape games, that have been running in cities around the world to mark the manga's 10th anniversary.

Additionally, the theme park will regularly host theatrical performances featuring another stalwart of the genre. One Piece Premier Show 2016 tells a story especially written for the event.

Unfortunately, visitors to Universal Studios Japan will have to pay extra to enjoy either of these anime-based attractions. However, their general admission price allows for free access to the third one - Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D. Not too much further information there, other than our hero Goku will be fighting the evil Frieza.

Yeah, whatever. Our lot will be with L, taking on the truly nefarious designs inherent in a locked door. And if you don't think that's dangerous, then you seriously never read Another Note. Hold on. Ok, so our guide looks like L. Fine. But someone must have double-checked his jam eating propensity.

Down1. Bored (10)2. Light's consumed tool of duplicity (11)3. Luck, or Fate (10)4. "I was the ONLY ONE who could have done it!" (10)5. Moore (or less...) of the New World (7)6. Kira (6)9. Soichiro Yagami's death (9)11. Light's ideology - belief in his right to righteously kill (11)13. Delirium (6)15. "I will be the god of this new world!" (9)17. Light's Fate (2)18. Characterised by light (8)19. Night god (6)20. Reprehensible (6)22. Light's glamour (4)

The difficulty level on this Month of Kira crossword puzzle might be called cruel; bordering upon impossible. Hence we're offering a cash prize of ten whole pounds. That's probably a barrel full of dollars at today's inflation costs. At the very least, it's the price of a carefully bought, shiny, new manga. Which isn't a prize to be written off lightly.

See what we did there? Soon as you've stopped chuckling to yourself, get solving your Kira crossword clues.

How to be in for a Chance to Win the Cash Kira Crossword Prize

You'll need to print off the grid, or copy it into GIMP or your own image manipulation software of choice. Photograph/screenshot the completed puzzle and send it to us via our Month of... content submission page - drop the file into the FileDrop or email us with a link to where it's lodged elsewhere on the world wide web. Hell, send it by carrier pigeon if you must!

You have until this time next month, and the publication of our Touta Matsuda crossword, as your deadline. Then we'll whisk all correct entries around a hat and pull out the overall winner. Their tenner will wing its way to them forthwith via bank transfer or PayPal.

Remember to include your email for riches notification, should you be our lucky winner. Everyone else, merely enjoy.

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Some things are just too genius, and indeed epic, not to share. LaymanIX's 'Light Yagami Plays...' series of YouTube videos fits that bill entirely. May I simply recommend that you fill out a bowl of popcorn, pour a tipple or two, turn the volume up high and enjoy. Hell yes, enjoy.

Light Yagami Plays Kaizo SuperMario World by LaymanIX

Light Yagami Plays Silent Hill 3 Pt 1 by LaymanIX

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Test your mastermind knowledge of the Death Note universe and franchise. These are fiendishly difficult Death Note questions to challenge the most ardent fan and thwart probably half the Wammy House alumni too.

1, What is the name of Aizawa's daughter?2, Hal Lidner is a pseudonym, what is her real name?3, About whom did How to Read 13 state had an 'innocent heart'?4, Which Death Note character did actor Ken'ichi Matsuyama bring to life in the anime?5, Which five countries did Tsugumi Ohba cite as mixing to provide L's ancestry?6, What was Watari's original pseudonym - changed by Tsugumi Ohba before the Death Note manga went to print?7, From which classic work is lifted the line 'I am the God of this New World'?8, Which character in Death Note was born on Christmas Day and died on Valentine's Day?9, What was the name of the Shinjuku spree killer and hostage taker at a pre-school on whom Light first tested the death note?10, Name a single member of the SPK killed by Mello testing his Death Note.

11, How long does a Death Note owner have to write in the details, after first assigning a mode of death?12, What occurred within the Death Note franchise on December 25th 2007?13, Which high school did Light Yagami attend?14, Which university did both Light Yagami and Kiyomi Takada attend?15, What accolade was awarded to Kiyomi Takada shortly after entering university?16, Name any of the FBI agents - other than Raye Penbar - who were killed by Kira? (Eleven names all told.)17, How many sheets of paper from the Death Note did Kira initially send to Teru Mikami?18, How does Near get rid of Mogi's phone - during the Manhattan riot - so that it can't be used to track their party?19, Where does Misa's sister live?20, According to Light, for what might he consider giving up half of his life-span rather than shinigami eyes?

21, On what television shows was Kiyomi Takada a news anchorwoman?22, By what nickname was Takada affectively known by viewers at the time of becoming Kira's spokesperson?23, Who was admitted to Ibaraki Hospital suffering from a heart attack?24, Where did Teru Mikami study law?25, Who was Y320?26, 'To soar freely through the skies', Light quotes to Ryuk in the manga chapter 'Control'. But from what is he quoting?27, In policing, what is Aizawa's speciality?28, Under what circumstance can a God of Death kill the owner of a Death Note?29, Which pair met in Room 2501 of the Teito Hotel?30, What number bus was hijacked so Light Yagami could find out Raye Penbar's name?

31, Who introduced Near to the President of the United States?32, How many cars does Kyosuke Higuchi own?33, In which hospital did Soichiro Yagami die?34, According to Mello, which human character may have been born with Shinigami eyes?35, What are Misa's nicknames for Mogi and Aizawa?36, How much did Light's mini-TV cost?37, Whose name may be Romanised to Mairu Jīvasu?38, For what did Aiber charge the Yotsuba Group $2.5m?39, What was Naomi Misora's pseudonym during the Kira case?40, Who stayed in Room 1054, Holy Chateau Hotel, Hollywood, California?

41, Who booked into the Lake Hotel, Los Angeles, California?42, Why did Misa kill Ginzo Kaneboshi?43, The inconsistency of which character annoyed Death Note artist Takeshi Obata (because he identified the same 'flaw' in his own character)?44, What acts as a key to the secret compartment holding the death note in Light's drawer?45, Whose HQ was located at 5836, Gray Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89152?46, How many sugars does Light take in his tea and coffee?47, How did Mrs Mikami (Teru's mother) die?48, Whose call icon depicts a white background with the black Old English font letters - Ai?49, What was the address, in Los Angeles, CA 90103, where Mello was hiding out when Light and Misa found him?50, John Wallace was the fourth alias of which character?

51, Which main Death Note characters were killed in Karuizawa, just off the road to Nagano?52, What was the pin number, held by Mogi, which unlocked a safebox containing Light's death note?53, The original press pack CD cover artwork for the three Death Note live-action movie soundtracks contained an unusual feature. What was it?54, Post Kira case, Near uses the Old English font for his call icon initial - just like everyone else - but during the Kira case, his N (and Light's L when called by Near) utilized another font. What was it?55, In what capacity did Miho Sato beat Kiyomi Takada?56, What does Mikami do every Thursday and Sunday, from 9pm-10.30pm?57, A summarily executed rebel remained unidentified in the Tokyo live news reports on January 26th 2010. Can you identify the rebel?58, What role did Captain Kyle Block play in Death Note?59, Before Tsugumi Ohba settled upon the mononym L, he strongly considered two other letters to name his character. What letters were they?60, What is the last line of dialogue in Death Note?

41, Soichiro Yagami.42, To prove to Kyosuke Higuchi that she was the Second Kira.43, Touta Matsuda.44, The plastic cartridge of a pen.45, Kal Snydar, aka Jack Neylon, owner of the Mafia's Death Note.46, None in coffee; one sugar cube in tea.47, Joyriders - Teru's school bullies - crashed their car into a wall. She was a bystander, who was crushed to death in the accident.48, Aizawa.49, 945 Clydown Avenue.50, Thierry Morello, aka Aiber, aka Eraldo Coil.51, Mello and Kiyomi Takada.

52, 62-324.53, Glow in the dark artwork.54, Wedding.55, A magazine popularity poll. Miho Sato was her fellow news anchor at NHN.56, Go to the gym.57, Matt.58, He was the pilot of Flight SE333 from Narita to Los Angeles, who deviated from his flight path in order to drop Soichiro Yagami off in the desert.59, I and J.60, Kira, our Saviour.

Season's greetingsto you all!

A free Apple Death Note game sounds like something involving Shinigami Ryuk, but in this case it's the phone not the fruit.

I don't know who Pracha Chanlekla is, but he/she/it appears to be a serial creator of fun software for iPhones.

Amongst the recent crop of which is a freely downloadable Death Note iPhone app. (also compatible with current iPad and iPod models).

2048 Death Note Logic and Puzzle Game doesn't appear to have been officially sanctioned. But since when has that ever stopped any of us enjoying anything within the extended fandom created Death Note franchise?

Puzzling the Name of the Game for Death Note Apple App

It's a little confusing as to what this Death Note Apple game is actually called. On the same page, it rejoices in the monikers: 2048, 2048 Anime & Manga, 2048 Death Note, 2048 Puzzle Game Style Death Note, Logic Numbers Puzzle for Death Note Edition, Death Note Logic and Puzzle Game, and any other variation on a theme of the above.

In short, let's just say that it's a logic and puzzle Death Note game for Apple users, which might be called 2048.

Maybe its title is all part of the Death Note puzzle fun? Level up when you've worked it out!

Screenshots from Apple app. Death Note game 2048

Gameplay for Death Note iPhone 2048 Logic and Puzzle App

There's quite a stark introduction by the developer of his Death Note game for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Pracha Chanlekla describes the gameplay simply as 'join the numbers and get to the 32768 tile'. That's all. But sometimes simple is best. After all, Mario merely runs around hitting golden coins and brick walls with his head, and Pac-Mac was fundamentally a blob on a grid, escaping other blobs, whilst snacking on more.

Is simple best here too? The Apple device users amidst the Death Note News team got downloading the free Death Note app. to find out.

The consensus was that the game ran well enough, but it appeared a little light on content. It wasn't particularly well made (visually) and, as one colleague put it, the whole thing 'couldn't have taken more than an hour to cobble together'.

This is little more than a heads up for the German Death Note fans out there. I'd like to tell you more, but frankly I have no German and Google Translate is garbling the information.

Hopefully someone will step in to tell us what we're looking at here!

Kylina has created a deck of Death Note playing cards. It appears to involve some kind of strategy with monsters, traps and ways to continue on to win. That's really all I could adequately discern.

Sorry Kylina! (Though if you want to come and introduce your Death Note game yourself, you are more than welcome.)

Clarification!

Below in the comments, the lovely Nathaniel has clarified what this Death Note pack of gaming cards is all about:

The card game she has made is actually just a deck in a pre-existing card game: "Yu-Gi-Oh". Yu-Gi-Oh is a popular card game that was made by Konami and is played across the world. What she has done is made a deck using cards that already exist; using a Death Note theme. Sorry! Just trying to clarify. :)

Canadians are set to immerse themselves in a real world 5D Death Note game. Thus providing hope to the rest of the world that we'll all eventually get to play too.

Now open on Ontario Street, Montreal, 2-5 fans at a time may participate in the locked room adventure. Solving puzzles, following clues and otherwise using their wits to reach the exit within the allotted 60 minutes.

The Death Note Real Escape Game is available to play in both English and French, costing $56 a time. Though the grand opening allows half-price tickets - 25 Canadian dollars apiece - if you book online.

For us international types, this signals an opportunity to join the 10th Anniversary Death Note goodies previously on offer only in Japan. The concept is clearly spreading out globally, which means it might be in our own countries before too long.

Here's a lovely one for the Death Note gamers amongst us. Which is pretty much all of the Matt cohort and probably most of the others too.

You can play Minecraft as Death Note characters by downloading bespoke skins.

I've never played Minecraft, though it's top of my list of games to try. I've loved Terraria and the like, so I know I'll enjoy this one.

Nevertheless, I was lured onto Planet Minecraft by the vast number of friends who do play the game. One of them mentioned an L skin, so I went for a shufty. Then made the rash promise - if there's a Matt skin, I'm in. Yep, there's a Matt skin too. Guess what I'm going to be playing in 2015...

Here are the Minecraft Death Note skins and other stuff that I've uncovered for your delight and amusement:

Mind you, I'd consider any case to be fabulous, which advocates a Death Note game in English. As the response was made on Game Central, there are plenty in Japanese, but none - insofar as I know - for the rest of the world.

I would play the proverbial out of that!

All this does have me thinking though - if any gaming company, in any genre, was to announce tomorrow that a game for Death Note was being created, what would it look like in your ideal world? Who would make it? And on which console?

Looking for a gift idea for a Death Note fan? Near's jigsaw puzzle is one of the most iconic, instantly recognizable items from the anime.With just the letter L in Old English font in the corner to break up the pure white expanse, its appearance told fans immediately that Near was a clever lad. He hardly had to think about what he was doing. He completed the puzzle in a rapid succession of quickfire clacks. Then tipped it up and began his jigsaw all over again.Buy it just as it is, if you want a Death Note present - or Near cosplay accessory - or take advantage of a neat feature to personalize your Death Note jigsaw.The L letter is a template, which can be changed for any other in the alphabet, or even a full name, word or sentence. In this way, you can customize the puzzle to match whomever will receive it. The world is your Wammy House.And talking about Wammy House geniuses, here is one for Mello too:

Though that was never seen in the Death Note anime, nor can it be customized via a template.

You'll need to click a button to go in and do that yourself.

Death Note people, what do you think? Do they look authentic? And which one would you buy and/or prefer as a present?

(Let's help out our homies' family and friends here, as they hunt for a lovely surprise gift for a Death Note fan! Sound advice and recommendations given freely! After all, this could be YOUR folks browsing here...)

*giggle* It's a few months old now, but I'm counting on the fact that there might be some Death Note fans who haven't seen it yet.

For those completely out of the loop, the gentleman Panda Noting his team-mates is Kim Yoon-jae, aka LongPanda - one of the top players in League of Legends. As for the background to the competitive gaming, and the context for the Panda Note joke, I'll refer you to DrKil on Reddit. Enjoy!

Death Note gamers will now be able to pit their wits against a series of puzzles and ciphers, in a new Smartphone App game released by Shueisha.

The first part of Death Note Shinsekai e no Izanai (Death Note Invitation to a New World) launched on April 12th 2014 for devices running iOS or Android. With the second, third and fourth parts coming in staggered releases at the end of April, middle of May and the end of that month respectively.

The Death Note Smartphone App is currently only available in Japanese.

Players will find themselves inside a locked room, from which they need to escape. This involves following clues, deactivating/bypassing traps and solving puzzles in order to unlock the door.

It's been created as part of Death Note's 10th Anniversary celebrations. Anyone downloading it as we speak?